BASIC FACTS OF THE CASES (more than one) (check video, Link 1, Link 2, Link 3) Segregation in Topeka, Kansas in schools was available by local option, but segregation in Kansas was less rigid
African Americans and activists filed their case in U.S. District Court in 1951.Brown v. Board of Education, against segregated schools. MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF (for integration) (check Link 1) They said that in Plessy vs. Fergusen, that the supreme court had misinterpreted the constitution. They said that segregation was not part of equal protection of the law. They also said that racial segregation was harmful to the minds of African American children, proven through pysochological tests.
MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS (for segregation) (check Link 1)
They said that the constitution did not require white and black children to attend the same school. They also said that segregation was a regional thing, that it shouldn't be up to the national government. They also said that all segregated things were also equal, so it wasn't bad. THE CHANGE IN THE COURT (leading to a decision) (check Link 1)
Chief Justice Fred Vinson died, and was replaced with Earl Warren. His leadership led to a unanimous overturning of the Plessy case.
THE COURT DECISION (in your own words) (check Link 1 and Link 2) Warren said that racial segregation took away from the education of African Americans, which violated the 14th and 5th amendments.
ENFORCING THE DECISION (discuss "with all deliberate speed) (Check Link 1) When Warren Enforced the law he said with all deliberate speed, which gave many segregationists time to form opposition.
THE IMPACT and LEGACY (Check **Link 1**)
After the decision, African Americans still had to struggle to get into unsegregated schools. BUt the case led to many more crusades to fight the racial inequality in other aspects of the south.
Segregation in Topeka, Kansas in schools was available by local option, but segregation in Kansas was less rigid
African Americans and activists filed their case in U.S. District Court in 1951.Brown v. Board of Education, against segregated schools.
MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE PLAINTIFF (for integration) (check Link 1)
They said that in Plessy vs. Fergusen, that the supreme court had misinterpreted the constitution. They said that segregation was not part of equal protection of the law. They also said that racial segregation was harmful to the minds of African American children, proven through pysochological tests.
MAIN ARGUMENTS OF THE DEFENDANTS (for segregation) (check Link 1)
They said that the constitution did not require white and black children to attend the same school. They also said that segregation was a regional thing, that it shouldn't be up to the national government. They also said that all segregated things were also equal, so it wasn't bad.
THE CHANGE IN THE COURT (leading to a decision) (check Link 1)
Chief Justice Fred Vinson died, and was replaced with Earl Warren. His leadership led to a unanimous overturning of the Plessy case.
THE COURT DECISION (in your own words) (check Link 1 and Link 2)
Warren said that racial segregation took away from the education of African Americans, which violated the 14th and 5th amendments.
ENFORCING THE DECISION (discuss "with all deliberate speed) (Check Link 1 )
When Warren Enforced the law he said with all deliberate speed, which gave many segregationists time to form opposition.
THE IMPACT and LEGACY (Check **Link 1**)
After the decision, African Americans still had to struggle to get into unsegregated schools. BUt the case led to many more crusades to fight the racial inequality in other aspects of the south.